Lyon dumped out of French cup by fifth-tier Bourgoin-Jallieu

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Lyon’s Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s first goal during their French Cup round of 16 match against FC Bourgoin-Jallieu at the Pierre-Rajon stadium in Bourgoin-Jallieu, central eastern France, on Jan. 15, 2025. (AFP)
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  • The hometown hero was Mehdi Moujetzky

BOURGOIN-JALLIEU, France: Seven-time French champions Lyon were sent crashing out of the French Cup when they were beaten 4-2 on penalties by fifth-tier Bourgoin-Jallieu in their last-32 tie on Wednesday.
The hometown hero was Mehdi Moujetzky, who scored both goals for Bourgoin-Jallieu in normal time as the game ended 2-2.
He put his side ahead after 20 minutes and scored his second in the 69th to level the scores after Nemanja Matic and Georges Mikautadze appeared to have put Lyon, who are sixth in Ligue 1, en route for the last 16.
Lyon’s Alexandre Lacazette and Corentin Tolisso both missed penalties in the shoot-out to send Bourgoin-Jallieu through.
There was another upset when Ligue 2 side Troyes beat Ligue 1’s Rennes 1-0.

Topics: Lyon Nemanja Matic French Cup Bourgoin-Jallieu